Danna Thomas

Speaker Summary

Danna Thomas is a former Baltimore City Public School teacher turned founder of Happy Teacher Revolution: a global movement with the mission to increase teacher happiness, retention, and professional sustainability by providing educators with the time and space to feel, deal, and be real about the social-emotional demands they face on the job.

She was the 2019 winner of the Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab and the Community Hero Award. Danna’s first book releases in 2024 and she will spend the year living on her school bus “Begonia” as she supports educators in their own journey to joy.

Areas of Expertise

Professional Development – Wellbeing